Kinda stumbled on this site by accident and keep coming back because it is interesting. I only watched the first three minutes and I am not familiar with what the liturgy should be because I am not Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican, Episcopalian or clergy of any sort so I am humbly and rather timidly commenting on this from a lay perspective. The first thing that struck me besides "that's certainly different" was the diversity of giftings that were being utilized and the varied ages of the people involved. so, while such a "presentation" may not be for either you or I (my own church would probably be horrified) I was impressed that people of all ages, varying giftings and the different media were used. sometimes God uses the strangest things to get our attention.

Lynn, I think this "diversity" is certainly misplaced. Sacredness of the liturgy is not a platform for performances. Worship Services of any sort should have God as the center of attention, not the community. Community gatherings OUTSIDE the service is perfectly fine for showing off this wonderful talent.

I'm not a churchgoer anymore, but I love the ancient art, ritual and that is found in the historic liturgies (whether Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox, Lutheran, etc.)

This is just disgraceful. I hate, absolutely hate, unequivocally hate liturgical dance. The big puppets are fun and interesting, but they belong in performance or on the street, not during a worship service.

Very easy to be dismissive of someone else's form of worship, very easy to sneer as those who know better. Where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am. People are individual and this is one collective's effort to understand the mystery of God made Man. How are the puppets different from presenting Christ through other images, statues, icons, or even someone dressing as Him as they did at my Catholic Easter service?

Yes Anonymous - they really make it too easy. I'm not sneering, but no doubt a watching world is. This form of liturgical stupidity and indulgence opens up the name of Christ to all kinds of dishonour and mockery.

Now as a reformed presbyterian, I don't abide by icons or images either (although I acknowledge some inconsistency in my life in this regard), but this seems to be in a whole other category. I get how Christians can find images useful (I really do!), but this is just disturbing.

As for your quote about "when two or three are gathered...", perhaps you should check the context there. It's talking about discipling a church member, not giving licence for every kind of foolishness. Oh, and I think it means two or three people, not two or three puppets.

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